When a retail florist’s website shows its location on a map as Spokane, Washington, it should have a physical location in Spokane, Washington — from a consumer’s perspective, it’s that simpl... Read more
A series of tweets issued by President Trump over the weekend added more uncertainty to trade talks between the United States and China. On May 5, the president threatened to increase the cu... Read more
A key government report that provides critical data on floral industry products will be published in 2018 after a two-year hiatus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent announcement th... Read more
One of the country’s most storied baseball teams has apologized to the floral industry after the Society of American Florists cried foul over an email promotion that disparaged flowers. “By... Read more
The U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) needs to be modernized and updated. That’s the message SAF carried to the Senate this week during a lobbying offensive with several other industr... Read more
A tech giant, the fifth-largest beauty company in the world, and a pictorial publisher recently made disparaging remarks about flowers as Mother’s Day gifts in their springtime promotions. A... Read more
Coming to the Society of American Florists’ Congressional Action Days in March and wondering what exactly the trade association does for the industry on Capitol Hill and how your voice can c... Read more
For many of you, this marks the second time you received Week in Review, an e-newsletter focused on SAF’s daily efforts on Capitol Hill to educate and inform Members of Congress and federal... Read more
The Senate and the House are both moving forward with efforts to overhaul the country’s tax code, but the two houses are taking different approaches. The Senate Finance Committee and the Hou... Read more
President Trump announced last week that he would rescind the Obama-era program that protects 800,000 younger undocumented immigrants from deportation. During his presidential campaign, Pres... Read more
